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Rolls-Royce SMR and ABB Explore Reactor Tech Collaboration
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Fusion42 · 8 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Rolls-Royce SMR and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on automation, electrification, and control systems for Rolls-Royce’s planned fleet of small modular nuclear reactors, targeting deployment in the UK and internationally. This partnership supports the development and scaling of SMR projects designed to provide low-carbon electricity with each reactor producing 470MW over a 60-year lifespan.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You can tap into the emerging SMR market as Rolls-Royce and ABB standardise modular nuclear plants with automation tech. Your manufacturing or component supply business now has a clear route to insert into a long-term UK and global power infrastructure project.
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